title: Messages from Manchester: pilot randomised controlled trial following self-harm.
abstract: Studies of therapeutic contact following self-harm have had mixed results. We carried out a pilot randomised controlled trial comparing an intervention (information leaflet listing sources of help, two telephone calls soon after presentation and a series of letters over 12 months) to usual treatment alone in 66 adults presenting with self-harm to two hospitals. We found that our methodology was feasible, recruitment was challenging and repeat self-harm was more common in those who received the intervention (12-month repetition rate 34.4% v. 12.5%).
authors.affiliation: University of Manchester, Centre for Suicide Prevention, Centre for Mental Health and Risk, Jean McFarlane Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. nav.kapur@manchester.ac.uk
authors.forename: Navneet
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kapur
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gunnell
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hawton
authors.forename: Sarmad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nadeem
authors.forename: Samer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.forename: Damien
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Longson
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jordan
authors.forename: Iain
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Emsley
authors.forename: Jayne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cooper
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D036301:Qualitative Research; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome